The week we spent in Minot, ND, that little town made the news as the coldest place in the United States… no fooling! My memory of the club is hazy, but I do think I remember staying in a trailer… Read More ›
Mike Orton
Kelly Kae – Miss Sleepy Eye 1977 – A Friend of Silver Laughter
Not much has been said about all the great people we met when we toured the Midwest and Canada. But starting this month, I will be posting pictures and notes from some of them. Here is a photo of a… Read More ›
Meeting/Joining Silver Laughter
This is my story of meeting and ultimately joining Silver Laughter. It was 1979, I was all of 18 years old, and the place was New Ulm, Minnesota. At the time I was working for a well known lumber company… Read More ›
Another Website Mentions Silver Laughter and The Contents Are:
I had a brief conversation by e-mail with the fellow running the website below. He was very interested in The Contents Are: as they represent what the site promotes; 60’s garage bands. Though Jon and I were playing music in… Read More ›
MORE Silver Laughter LIVE – Cover Songs!
“Martha, My Dear” This website has come to be about the music of Silver Laughter. While it’s been fun posting photos and stories of the band’s adventures, what I treasure most is the work we put into the music to… Read More ›
Random Photo of Silver Laughter’s Paul Staack
Here is a photo I found in my “stash” that shows Silver Laughter drummer, Paul Staack, just waking up from a nap. It looks like it was taken in our band hang out that Cheever’s provided for us in Worthington,… Read More ›
Donavon’s Reef and Redwood Falls, MN – One of Silver Laughter’s Regular Haunts
After reading the article from the Redwood Falls paper, I realized there was very little in it about us or the club we played. If memory serves, Donavon’s Reef was a nightclub and bar in the Redwood Falls Best Western… Read More ›
Redwood Falls Newspaper Editor Writes About Silver Laughter and Memories of the Late 70’s
Read the article here. “A few days ago I got an e-mail from Mick Orton whose message requested I print a letter he included talking about his band Silver Laughter. You are able to read that letter below. At first I was a… Read More ›
MORE Silver Laughter LIVE – Cover Songs!
“Couldn’t I Just Tell You” As I have said before, Todd Rundgren was and still is one of Ken’s favorite musicians. Therefore, we did several of his tunes in our show. Here is Jon singing lead with Ken, Paul… Read More ›